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Concerns Over Financial Inclusion Gap in Rural Areas Amid More Bank Closures

The Fintech Times

“Government regulators should step in when there are gaps in delivering banking services. When banking institutions pivot and reset, there’s an impact to the end user. ” The post Concerns Over Financial Inclusion Gap in Rural Areas Amid More Bank Closures appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Banking-As-A-Service Takes On The Underbanked SMB

PYMNTS

Digitization and modernization are key, yet for the regional banks and credit unions that are left in the wake of larger institutions shuttering their branches, the process is a challenge. and abroad , the drive toward open banking will only be successful if it keeps the end-user as the priority. Branch Deserts.